Common camas (Camassia quamash) in two shades.
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Common camas (Camassia quamash) in two shades. They can range from pale blue to deep purple blue. They spread by seed and bulb division. They were a main food source for coastal tribes.
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Common camas (Camassia quamash) in two shades. They can range from pale blue to deep purple blue. They spread by seed and bulb division. They were a main food source for coastal tribes.
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@carolannie Sun Bear writes that only the corms of the dark blue Camassia's were eaten. Those with light flowers were regarded as non-edible. When the tribes wandered south in spring, they marked the dark ones. Coming back in autumn they digged out the corms in order to eat them in winter.
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